The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 588 Aliens Invade the Sprawling City! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Players who leave the city to attack the anthills will respawn at the edge of the city.

Therefore, they were unaware that an important event had also occurred in the central square area—

Suddenly, a large amount of colored paper was scattered from the increasingly lush World Tree.

The players looked up in surprise and saw pieces of paper falling from the sky.

Upon reaching out, I discovered that among the colorful confetti falling from the sky were a large number of flyers.

Having just finished her virtual bath for the day, Big Red Persimmon, who was sitting in the square drinking sweet wine, reached out to cover the rim of her glass to prevent colorful confetti from falling in.

With his other hand, he grabbed the flyer in front of him.

The contents of the flyer took him by surprise—
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"The Interracial Massage Parlor Opens for the Grand Opening!"

Greetings to all citizens of Mansheng Metropolis!
After a long period of preparation, the long-awaited massage parlor featuring women from different races has finally completed all the pre-opening preparations.

But I assure you:
All the waiting was worth it!
Below are some of the unique services offered in our store:

[Elf Ear Cleaning]
[Bunny Girl Stepping on Back]
[Dragon Girl Cupping]
[Cow Girl SPA]
[Mechanical Girl Electrical Therapy]
[Mermaid Water Flow Full Body Massage]
[Orc Girl Muscle Relaxation Technique]
[Octopus Princess Binding Oil Massage]
[Slime Girl Enveloping Deep Therapy]
……

Even more unique services await you in-store!

Senior members also enjoy exclusive services to meet your customized needs!
A cross-cultural social salon, where you can share moonlight wine with local women and enjoy a warm and tranquil time!
[Grand Opening Special Offers]:
The first 100 customers will receive personal service from the owner.

The first 1000 customers will receive a free [World Tree Dew Balm].

Customers who sign up for a membership card during the first week will receive a 100% credit point recharge bonus! (Maximum 10 credit points)

[Store Address]:
The seventeenth main branch of the World Tree.

(Note: 30% of all profits from purchases made at this store will be used for the growth and maintenance of the World Tree.)
Big Red Persimmon read the contents of the flyer in disbelief, his eyes widening with each reading.

The players around him who had clearly seen the contents of the flyer were also extremely excited.

Excited sounds kept reaching my ears:

"An interracial massage parlor run by sex workers! It's already built?"

"Great job, Zhumeng!"

"I thought this month's update would just be a whale, a tower, and a bathhouse, but I didn't expect there to be another surprise!"

"The seventeenth main branch of the World Tree? Do I have to climb the tree to make a purchase? That's way too high!"

"Hovercars can't fly that high, can they?"

"Never mind, I'm going first! I'll be the first customer!"

"Mermaid girl and slime girl...hehehe~"

"Wow, 100% recharge bonus? That's even better than the foot massage parlor downstairs! It's practically free!"

……

The large red persimmon was not included in the discussion.

He picked up the remaining half glass of sweet wine and drank it all in one gulp.

He stood up and sprinted straight toward the World Tree in the center of the square at the speed of a hundred-meter dash!

His reaction inspired the players around him who were still discussing it.

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening. Those with skills activated them, while those without relied on their own two legs, and they all rushed towards the World Tree with all their might.

I don't know how effective the perfume is for the first 1000 customers, but the owner personally serves the first 100 customers, which would be a real shame to miss!
Even if you put all those gains and losses aside, just winning a place in the top 100 globally in the "tree climbing competition" and getting a two-digit membership card number is something you can brag about for a long time!
Everyone rushed over, and the wide trunk of the World Tree was soon covered with a dense crowd of players!

And then……

A star then lit up in the sky.

Before much time could react, a blinding white light descended from the sky and struck the wide central square.

The large, thick bluestone bricks of the square instantly melted, creating a huge crater. The players and flamingos that were hit were instantly vaporized.

Players who were not directly hit were ignited remotely by the astonishing heat, turning into torches.

On the trunk of the World Tree, the burning players transformed into a ring of fire encircling the trunk.

Before they could react, the burst of flames swept over them like a hurricane.

The flames on their bodies were extinguished in an instant by the hurricane, only to reignite just as quickly.

He was swept away by the fiery hurricane, swept across more than a hundred meters in an instant, and smashed to death on the exterior of the building blocking his way.

A terrifying ring of flame swept across the building, and the building began to burn.

Six city blocks were engulfed in flames!
Eighteen city blocks were teetering on the brink of collapse during the hurricane.

The piercing air raid siren blared throughout the city.

The blow came so suddenly that it caught everyone off guard.

What's even more perplexing is:
"Why did it come back to life at home?"

The big red persimmon was bewildered, "Shouldn't it respawn in the central square?"

He looked at the login space in front of him—his home in the Mansheng Metropolis—his eyes filled with confusion.

I took two steps at a time and quickly went to the floor-to-ceiling window to look out at the city.

Just then, another blinding white light descended from the sky, striking the very center of the Silver City.

The devastating heat, fire, and shockwaves were vividly reenacted before his eyes—and those of the many players who had just respawned.

An exaggerated shockwave swept across the entire city.

The glass in front of me shattered with a crash, and shards flew everywhere in the room.

The building shook violently, almost throwing the big red persimmon off.

"I'm blanching..." The big red persimmon was so shocked by the high temperature and dust that rushed towards it that it was speechless.

"WTF?"

"Air raid??"

"bombing??"

"alien?!"

He finally remembered the space fleet that some people had unearthed after the "Genesis press conference".

With no news for so long, he thought this matter was far off.

Who knew that Zhumeng would unleash its ultimate move without any warning!
Looking up at this moment, all you can see is the smoke and dust from the bombing that blots out the sky.

Even in broad daylight, the holographic signs and neon lights of Mansheng City keep flashing, emitting bursts of electric sparks.

A short while later, even the electric sparks disappeared.

The neighborhoods were gradually plunged into darkness.

—An unprecedented power outage occurred in Mansheng City.

All respawn points around the central plaza have been destroyed.

Within a 6-kilometer radius, most of the surface respawn points were destroyed, leaving only a handful to survive.

But the scene that players respawned around these respawn points witnessed was even more horrific—

Vehicles and debris along the entire street were blown away, destroyed, and burned into twisted fireballs, emitting thick smoke.

His whole body was covered in dust.

The air was filled with a burnt, pungent smell.

The city was shrouded in darkness, with smog obscuring everything.

It seems that only one light source remains in the entire world—

world Tree.

The World Tree is currently engulfed in flames!

At this moment, countless players unconsciously gaped open:
"How many people died in this bombing?"

"The World Tree... has been set on fire???"

"Wait! The massage parlor is still on the World Tree!"

"This fire... I'm afraid everyone will die, right?"

"Are you kidding me? We just opened and it got blown up???"

"Damn it! My bunny girl, dragon girl, succubus, slime, mermaid, and cow girl!!! You all died so tragically!"

"Fuck your mother, alien!"

"Fuck your dream building!"

"Xu Meng, you son of a bitch!"

……

This was the most profanity-laden minute of user comments since the construction of Mansheng Metropolis. I wonder how many people couldn't help but unleash a torrent of abuse.

Until the piercing air raid siren sounded again, echoing throughout the city.

Lights returned to the neighborhood that had been without power.

An emergency notice from the city management council was broadcast from television sets and rooftop loudspeakers:
"Urgent Notice from the Urban Management Council of Mansheng Metropolitan Area!"

An unidentified space fleet appeared outside the atmosphere and launched an attack on the Spreading City from near-Earth orbit.

The enemy fleet is descending, and the possibility of a second strike cannot be ruled out.

All citizens are requested to stay in safe indoor areas and not to expose themselves outdoors unnecessarily.

Backup power has been activated.

All underground air-raid shelters have been put into use.

The city's defense forces have been fully activated.

All armed forces are being mobilized.

Please have faith in our determination to defend the city and protect its citizens!
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As the loudspeaker broadcast the announcement, the streetlights came back on.

But none of the brightly colored neon lights that used to be on were lit up at this moment.

The only thing lit up was a bright red arrow pointing to the emergency underground refuge facility.

All fire trucks were dispatched to fight the fire.

Armored vehicles, fully loaded, appeared out of nowhere, shouting to the buildings on both sides while participating in the disaster relief efforts.

Fighter jets and swarms of drones roared out and soared into the sky.

……

Seeing this, the onlookers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But before they could catch their breath, another violent explosion occurred amidst the thick, overwhelming smoke and dust!

The clouds and dust above the city were violently pushed aside!

Sunlight once again bathed the city in its glow.

But what appears before everyone is not just the sky.

There's also a space carrier that's several kilometers long!

This space carrier doesn't look like pure steel; it's more like the shell of some kind of organism.

It lacks the sharp edges of large human creations, instead featuring rounded, shell-like structures everywhere.

At first glance, it's impossible to tell what force is levitating this thing in the air.

The players, who were cursing angrily, stared at the behemoth and fell silent.

Without a moment to catch its breath, the side armor of this strangely shaped space carrier slowly rose.

Small, squid-like shuttles, trailing long streaks of light, emerged one after another from within, heading towards the fighter jets and drones that the city management council had just launched.

Exits were also opened at the bottom of the mothership, and a large number of cylindrical landing pods were dropped into the city.

The moment they landed, the outer layer of these landing modules burst open like jelly, splashing yellow-green slime in all directions.

All buildings and vehicles affected by this slime were rapidly corroded, as if they had been attacked by strong acid.

Inside the inner transparent membrane, alien warriors clad in full armor and wearing breathing masks pierced through the membrane and emerged.

The liquid inside the membrane spilled onto the ground and quickly evaporated and disappeared into the air.

The first thing these aliens did after setting foot in the city of Mansheng was to activate the backpacks on their backs.

One by one, fist-sized, jellyfish-shaped unidentified creatures flew out of the backpack and swam in all directions through the air.

In areas least affected by the orbital bombardment, these "jellyfish" will cause surviving NPCs to quickly fall unconscious as soon as they get close.

They lost all ability to resist.

As for these alien warriors themselves, they wielded laser-firing weapons and carried out a merciless massacre of all the armored vehicles and soldiers on the street!

Conventional bullets cannot penetrate the aliens' armor, but the aliens' weapons can destroy an armored vehicle with a single shot!

Fighter jets and drones were also continuously hit, exploding into bursts of sparks.

……

"Dude... are you really that bad?"

Big Red Persimmon couldn't help but complain about the city management council.

Just now they were confidently declaring their determination to defend the city, appearing resolute...

As a result, they were completely outmatched by the aliens!

"If you're so bad, don't pretend to be something you're not!"

"Just wait patiently for us to call in more players!"

Big Red Persimmon didn't dare delay and immediately went to all sorts of places, including group chats, Mengjin, and social networks, to post about it.

[Brothers! Aliens have invaded Mansheng City! The losses are devastating! Come to our aid immediately!]
He is not alone.

At this point, online players all over the world started frantically calling for more players!
—In this kind of situation, a small number of people simply cannot handle it.

Netizens were also extremely surprised by the incredibly powerful orbital strike and the sticky, disgusting aliens.
"Another major event?"

"This is too ominous, truly too ominous! I thought Genesis was the biggest event of the month, who would have thought there would be another one!?"

"This is too sudden! There was no warning at all? Why hasn't Zhumeng started its live stream yet?"

"Stop talking nonsense, or the entire Mansheng City will fall! Log in! Log in!"

……

The number of online players in the Sprawling City has skyrocketed!

A large number of hot-tempered guys have already rushed out of their homes, armed with their gear, to fight the aliens!
……

……

At the same time, players both outside and inside Anthill City were extremely anxious!
The valiant sniper committed suicide on the spot and returned to support the burgeoning metropolis.

Other players outside the city, seeing the brave sniper's actions, followed suit.

Large numbers of people committed suicide by shooting themselves.

The scene was rather terrifying.

But nobody cared anymore.

Those guys driving troop carriers couldn't bear to just abandon their vehicles, so they all turned around and rushed back as fast as they could!

I wish I could floor the gas pedal!
Below the high platform in the inner city, impatient players charged at the boss without dodging or flinching, hoping for a quick death.

Yama glanced at the Ant King and also drew his gun, pointing it at his own chin.

But before he could fire, starlight lit up directly above the anthill.

An orbital strike is raining down from the sky!!
In that instant, Yama had only one thought:
So this laser beam has such a wide coverage area?

From a distance, the beam of light shooting toward the sprawling metropolis was only about the thickness of a finger.

But now that he was personally experiencing the attack, he discovered that the light had actually covered the entire central area of ​​the anthill!
The ant king on the platform, as well as the players and boss below, were all affected by this attack!

Yama was instantly vaporized.

Even the soul stage was skipped, and they were reborn directly at the resurrection point on the edge of the Spreading City.

—This location is far enough from the city center that it would be least affected by the impact of the orbital strike.

But if you look up, you can see the massive space carrier and feel its overwhelming pressure!
Before he could figure out how to fight, he noticed something terrifying—

The light seemed to be distorted at the bottom of that enormous space carrier.

Then the players and NPCs on the ground were captured by some unseen force and floated into the air!

A huge entrance has been opened at the bottom of the space carrier.

From a distance, it looks like a giant, dark maw, ready to devour the humans who have sprung up in the city!

"I rely on."

The voice of Huan Yue rang in Yama's ears.

"If an NPC dies, they can be resurrected the next day."

"What if they get arrested? Can they come back?"

Yanluo was stunned by Huanyue's reminder.

Can you do this?

Aliens robbing people?

(End of this chapter)